Improved mode of fastenings on buckles



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS HILBRIGHT, OF NEWARK, NEV JERSEY.

IMPROVED MODE OF FASTENINGS ON BUCKLES.

Specification forming partof Letters Patent N0. 44,530, datcd October 4, 1864.

To a/ZZ whom, t 111/114./ concern:

Beit known that I, LEWIs HILBRIGHT, of Newark, in the county of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Mode of Fastenings on Buckles and Rest for the Buckleflonguc; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

The nature of my invention consists in aparticular combination of a buckle for fastening straps of shoes, harness, wearing-apparel, trunks, &o.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my buckle of sheet-brass, brass or iron castings in any form; but in order to obviate the sewing or riveting of the strap, and to give the holding-tongue the necessary strength, I cut and stamp this tongue out of one piece in a Inanner to prevent the strap to slip through, this tongue being marked A A. To allow the strap to be pulled over on the opposite side easily, I bend up the tongue D D, showing two ears, B B, forming a loop for allowing the end of the strap to be pulled through easily. I further provide the frame with a cross-bar, C, being one piece with the frame and pressed down from the inside, forming a rest for the tongue D D.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` l. The fastening A A, representing two points of the tongue'D D, out and stamped out of one piece in a manner to hold and prevent the strap to slipv out.

2. The two ears B B, bent upon the tongue D D, to form a loop to allow the end of the strap to slip through easily.

3. The crossbar C of t-he buckle-frame E E,

'pressed down from the inside and forming a rest for the tongue D, rest and frame being one piece. v

4. The fastening of two straps with three tongues, which consist of one solid piece.

LEWIS HILBRIGHT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD LooHER, GEORGE ZAHN. 

